1781
\nThe city of Los Angeles was founded by Spanish settlers.<\/p>\n
1888
\nGeorge Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.<\/p>\n
1951
\nPresident Harry S. Truman inaugurated transcontinental television service in the U.S. when AT&T carried his address to the opening session of the Japanese Peace Convention in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
1957
\nNine black students attempted to enter Little Rock’s Central High School but were blocked by the National Guard. Arkansas governor Orval Faubus had summoned the federal troops.<\/p>\n
1972
\nU. S. swimmer Mark Spitz won a record seventh gold medal at the Munich Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n
Richard Wright<\/p>\n
1908\u201360, American author.<\/p>\n
Francois Rene Chateaubriand<\/p>\n
writer (1768)<\/p>\n
Donald McKay<\/p>\n
shipbuilder (1810)<\/p>\n
Anton Bruckner<\/p>\n
composer (1824)<\/p>\n
Mary Renault<\/p>\n
novelist (1905)<\/p>\n
Mitzi Gaynor<\/p>\n
actress, dancer (1931)<\/p>\n
Ray Floyd<\/p>\n
golfer (1942)<\/p>\n
Tom Watson<\/p>\n
golfer (1949)<\/p>\n
Beyonce Knowles<\/p>\n
singer, dancer, actor (1981)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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